American born United States citizen. Contracts Manager/ Strategic Sourcing Manager with both procurement/ sourcing "buy side" experience and "sell side" experience including business development, presales bid/ tender management, risk management, contract negotiation, partner/ alliance/ subcontractor identification, assessment, management; change management, transformation leadership, and claim management/ dispute resolution. International experience - Was expatriate to Middle East/ Africa region and have led presales and sourcing deals in North America, Central and South America, Europe, Middle East and Africa and Asia Pacific region, including China and India.Strategic Sourcing/ Procurement/ Thought Leadership, Change Management/ Business Transformation. * Develops sourcing strategy, requirements definition, RFx development, supplier evaluation/ due diligence and supplierbcontract negotiations to ensure alignment with customer contract requirements. Supplier relationship management, contract compliance and spend analysis post award. Manages contracts changes/ variations control process to prevent margin degradation. Contract/ Commercial Management for New Business Development and Customer Contract Renewals: * Negotiates and manages complex, multinational customer contracts to ensure customer satisfaction while at the same time optimizing cost, reducing risk and driving business profitability. * Leads presales commercial strategy development, customer contract negotiation and post award contract management on complex Information Technology and Telecommunications customer and supplier contracts involving multinational corporations, government and military customers.Contact Information:email: kathleen.g.nugent@icloud.comcell: 214-616-1828Skype: kathleen.nugent1998.